Gas range



April 12, 1932. R B. HURT 1,854,035

GAS RANGE Filed Decjs, 1951 Patented pr. 12, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ROBERT BAILEY HUET, F CLEVELAND, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNOR TO HAREWICK STOVE COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, TENNESSEE, A FIRM COMPOSED 0F CHRISTOPHER L. HARDWICK AND COOKSEY H. HARDWICK GAS RANGE Applcationled December 8, 1931. Serial No. 579,799.

The object of this invention is to provide flange 8 which extends around the entire means whereby the burner grids of a gas burner compartment, onv the inner surface range may be effectually covered, when the thereof, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4, 'the range is not in use, so that the range will burner grids being located in aplane slightly have an attractive appearance as an article of below the horizontal plane of the tops 9 55 furniture and the burners and grids will of the side compartments 3. The burner be protected against accumulations of vdust compartment and the oven are defined and 'and other foreign matter. The invention separated from the side compartments by also has for its object the provision of a cover partitions 10 in an obvious manner, and

10 which may be easily manipulated and will within one of the compartments is a vertical 60 be simple and inexpensive and which may wall 11 which is spaced from the adjacent be disposed out of the way, when not in use, partition 10 so as to provide a cupboard 12 so as to lie within the lines of the range within which the cover 13 may be disposed when out adding appreciably to the bulk of the it is not in position over the burner grids.

range. These objects, and other objects `The compartment tops 9 are provided with 65 which will appear incidentally in the coursel depending flanges 14 which facilitate the seof the, following description, are attained in curing of the parts in position and which also such an apparatus as is illustrated in the provide stops to limit the movement of the accompanying drawings and the invention cover and guideit into position over the resides in certain novel features which will burner grids, these flanges resting upon the 7 be particularly defined in the appended upper edges of the wall 11 and the partition claim. 10 more remote from said wall, as shown In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a perspective clearly in Figs. 2 and 3. The cover consists view of the upper portion of a gas range of a flat plate of sheet metal having a flange embodying the invention and showing the 15 around its entire margin and of such formv 75 range as it appears when in use. and dimensions that it will extend over the Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2 entire area of the burner grids when itis in of Fig. 1 on a larger scale and indicating, the position shown in Fig. 3. In this operaby dotted lines, the movement of the cover tive position shown in Fig. 3, the cover may i from its o-perative to inoperative positions. rest directly upon the burner grids and its 89 Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 and showflange 15 will extend around the same so that ing the cover in position over the burner the grids will be entirely enclosed, the cover grids. lying flush or approximately flush with the Fig. et is an enlarged detail section more compartment tops 9 so that a smooth top for specifically disclosing the manner of supportthe range will be provided. Immediately ving the cover when the range is in use. adjacent that partition 10 which is nearer In the illustrated embodiment of the inthe wall 11, brackets 16 are secured at invention, the range comprises a burner comtervals upon the flange 8 and these brackets partment 1 below which is an oven 2and at are shown as consisting of short arms havthe sides of which are spaces 3 which may be ing their outer ends upturned', as shown at gu utilized for storage purposes for holding pots 17, to form supports for the cover when it and ket-tles or other kitchen utensils, or may is not in use. rIhese brackets are constructed be utilized as warming ovens or for other with longitudinal slots 18 through which 3urposes. The oven 2 is, of course, separated fastening bolts 19 are inserted into the flange rom the burner compartment 1 by a hor- S so that the brackets may be nproperly ad- 95 zontal partition l and the burners, indicated justed according to circumstances. Upon at 5, are supported, within the burner comreferring to Fig. 4 more particularly, it will partment, by brackets 6 of any approved be noted that the brackets project partly form. rThe burner grids 7 may be of any across the upper end of the cupboard 12 so "0 approved design and are supported upon a that as the cover 13 is being raised the lower 10u 2 Leashes portion of the Hange 15 thereof will impinge against the projecting ends of the brackets and the upward vertical movement thereof will be arrested whereupon the cover is 5 turned about the brackets as pivots or hinges, as Will be understood upon reference to the dotted lines in Fig 2, so that it may be easily brought into position, shown in Fig. 3, covering the burner grids and resting upon the l0 brackets 16 and the upper ends of the partitions l0. W'hen the rangel is to be used, the edge of the cover is raised, as indicatedby the dotted lines in F ig. 3, and a reverse movement imparted to the cover so that it Will slide down Within the cupboard 12 Where it Will be out of the Way and yet will be retained Within easy access of the user when it again to be brought over the burner gri s. 4

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that I have provided an eX- ceedingly simple structure whereby the desired flat top range may be attained and the burner 'grids protected when not in use While, when the range is in use, the cover Will be supported out of the Way Without appreciably increasing the bulk of the range.

aving thus described the invention, I

claim,

A cooking range having burner grids and having an open top vertically extending cupboard immediatelyadjacent its burner grids, brackets mounted in the cupboard at the open top thereof and extending partly across the same, and a cover receivable freely in the cupboard and provided with a marginal flange adapted to rest on said brackets and support the cover in the cupboard flush With the burner grids and to engage said brackets when Withdrawn from the cupboard Whereby the cover may be swung about the brackets to extend over and rest upon the burner grids.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ROBERT BAILEY HURT. 

